Public · Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Kirkwood Community College: cost, debt and earnings by major
29 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $12,073
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 47%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- —
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 7,591
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $12,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 13%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $9,673 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $9,573 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $10,520 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $13,911 |
| $110,000+ | $16,994 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (6)
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$72,932
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$61,572
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)$43,629 (1 yr)
- Animal Sciences$37,277
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$36,813
- Culinary Arts and Related Services$29,967 (1 yr)
Associate's programs (23)
- Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$71,497
- Computer Programming$70,139
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$67,604
- Construction Management$64,917
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$64,068
- Agricultural Mechanization$63,467
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$61,544
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$61,486
- Agricultural Production Operations$61,118
- Precision Metal Working$55,888
- Agricultural Business and Management$50,182
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$49,372
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$46,104
- Design and Applied Arts$45,405 (1 yr)
- Legal Support Services$45,129
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$44,354
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$43,732
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$43,731
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$42,337
- Culinary Arts and Related Services$42,218
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$41,202
- Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$40,964
- Marketing$39,638